Sluggish growth predicted for global packaged foods markets

By Nicola Cottam

08-Apr-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 17:49 GMT

A slowdown in global packaged food markets is expected over the next five years as supply in developed countries reaches saturation point combined with insufficient opportunities elsewhere, but health and Asia offer hope.

2017 packaged food and foodservice salt targets issued

07-Mar-2014

By Rod Addy

Updated salt targets for packaged foodstuffs are too soft on meat and cheese, a leading expert claims, as the Department of Health (DH) posts foodservice targets for the first time.

Euromonitor: Middle East diabetes surge spells healthy bread prospects

06-Feb-2014

By Kacey Culliney

The Middle East has some of the fastest rising levels of diabetes in the world, presenting opportunities for bakery manufacturers to develop healthier bread products, says a Euromonitor analyst.

‘We’re not sitting idly by and accepting dismal gum sales’, says Mondelēz CEO

08-May-2013

While Mondelēz is not expecting a significant turnaround in gum this year, the world’s #2 gum maker behind Wrigley is “actively testing a number of ideas to rejuvenate the category” that are just starting to pay off, CEO Irene Rosenfeld told analysts...